Down a side alley, the handsome ‘white gompa’ is home to 225 monks and features ornamental gardens and a richly decorated interior with some exquisite paintings and thangkas (Tibetan religious paintings). Unfortunately the main prayer hall became unstable in the 2015 earthquake and it is now being rebuilt. Classes in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Nepali and Buddhist studies are run by the attached Rangjung Yeshe Institute but check that these are still operating during the reconstruction.
